Late September we had the honor to witness the handing over of 16 newly constructed apartments to impoverished people in Batu/Ziway town. The project involved the demolition of old, dilapidated housing structures and their replacement with decent stone houses.

About 18 months ago, the Sher Fairtrade Premium Committee initiated the project which was funded by the purchase of #Fairtrade roses. The consumers choice for Fairtrade roses enables the FPC to empower communities and to help the vulnerable to live truly decent lives. These 16 apartments will ensure a healthy living environment for elderly and disabled persons by providing them with decent housing and clean sanitary facilities that they previously lacked.

As a company we contributed to the project by making all labor available for free. So, a big thank you to the construction team and all others that did a tremendous job.

In the presence of Mayor Mr. Gezahegn and Mr. Boniface Lwanda (ECAN Flower Manager of Fairtrade Africa), the houses were handed over to the old residents. A great achievement by the Sher Fairtrade Premium Committee!

Over the past year, some areas in Ethiopia were affected by a shortage of rainfall which led to crop failures and death of livestock. To support one of the affected areas around Ziway, Sher Ethiopia has supported 800 households with 25 kg of maize flour. On behalf of Sher management, we handed over the aid to Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha Wareda Administration. The distribution takes place this week, according to Aman Muda, Local Relations Manager of Sher Ethiopia.

In Koka we support a public school. Recently we donated a school material package to 50 children that needed some support. In the presence of the representatives of the Bora Woreda Administration, the Education Office, and Labor and Social Affairs Office Sher Ethiopia staff handed over the materials to the students and their families.

The head of the Woreda Education office Mr. Endale Wariso thanked Sher Ethiopia for its unwavering support to the surrounding community and he wished all students a successful school year.

Today, people around the world unite and join forces to clean up litter and waste from the environment. We actively contributed by cleaning the surrounding environments of our farms in Adami Tulu and Koka. And 2 weeks ago the areas around the farm site in Ziway were cleaned, where we joined forced with our neighboring farms. Over a 100 Sher-employees participated in these cleaning activities.

Litter is not only unpleasant to look at; eventually, it will pollute the environment and make its way to rivers, lakes, and the oceans, endangering animals and harming the planet and our health.

A big thank you to all our workers and volunteers that contributed to this event. Now let’s keep it clean!

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We require a minimum of 1 year of professional work experience at hospital level.
What we mainly ask of you as medical colleague is a committed, professional, and positive attitude, to create compassionate environment for the patients visiting our hospital.

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This morning we had the privilege to host an Ethiopian delegation at our logistics center in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands. Dr Sofiya Kassa, State Minister for Agricultural Investment Sector, Mr. Mekonnen Solomon, Director of Horticulture Investment and Nega Mequanint, Board Chairman of EHPEA were part of the delegation among some advisors. Mr. Cees de Greve, CEO, welcomed the guests and explained how our roses, grown in Ethiopia, are supplied to different customers all over Europe. We discussed different market mechanisms influencing the success and challenges of the sales of Ethiopian roses.

Mr Aswin Endeman, CSR Manager, highlighted some of the social and environmental projects that create shared value with major impact for the communities that we operate in. We also explained how Afriflora as well as horticultural expertise in the Netherlands support the Horticultural sector in Ethiopia.

We thank all delegation members for their active participation and the interesting discussions.  አመሰግናለሁ, galatoomaa

Happy New Year to all our Ethiopian friends.

In August 2022 a new borehole was drilled at our elementary school in Ziway. At 72 meters deep water was struck. Thanks to Christian Service International, who offered to do the drilling, we no longer need to use potable water to irrigate our trees and plants and flush the lavatories. On behalf of all 6500 children at Sher Schools we would like to thank the staff of CSI and mr Chucha Gobena in particular, the local project Coordinator. We are looking forward to drill three more boreholes at our other school locations.

For the Sher Primary/Elementary school in Adami Tulu we are looking for a School Director.

Do you have strong communication and organizational skills and can you manage and motivate a team? We require a minimum of 3 years of work experience as a Primary School Director, preferably in private or public schools. What we mainly ask of you as a director is a committed, creative, and positive attitude, unlocking the potential of our great students!

Look at our job vacancy for which Ethiojobs is supporting us and apply via their website.

Recently Sher Ethiopia has been awarded by the Batu/Ziway Town Administration for the good work and contributions to the community in recent years. According to the Town Administration, Sher has not only created many jobs but also fulfilled a great responsibility in supporting the community, for example, constructing houses for impoverished community-members and for internal displaced people. Also by supporting drought affected regions and providing educational materials for disadvantaged students. Lastly for participating in the green legacy campaign hundreds of thousands trees were planted.

The town administration awarded Sher Ethiopia with a certificate and a trophy that were received by Mr Aman Muda, local relations manager of Sher Ethiopia. Of course we are grateful for this recognition.